Our first night in Paris we enjoyed a delicious meal at Spring; a French restaurant with an American chef.  The restaurant offers a nightly pre-set menu with optional wine pairings.  From the moment we walked in we were treated to the warmest hospitality that continued throughout the night.  While each course was truly fabulous, I sadly was more focused on the experience and forgot to snap photos so I don’t remember all the details (I’ll blame jet-lag!)  

I do remember some stand-out wines that I wanted to share including the first aperitif wine of the night, a champagne from J.L. Vergnon.  The “Brut Conversation” blanc de blanc grand cru is made from 100% Chardonnay (hence the term “blanc de blanc).  The nose had that bready/yeasty characteristic that I have come to love in Champagne.  Notes of “butter and biscuit” evolved on the palette into slightly nutty and honeyed flavors yet remaining dry with tight, small bubbles, making it extremely thirst-quenching!  This taste made me excited for the latter half of our trip that would take us through Champagne-proper, more to come on that!